diff --git a/protocols/gossipsub/src/behaviour.rs b/protocols/gossipsub/src/behaviour.rs
index 3877ff0c8260..ea6f6a4aa9ff 100644
--- a/protocols/gossipsub/src/behaviour.rs
+++ b/protocols/gossipsub/src/behaviour.rs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ impl From<MessageAuthenticity> for PublishConfig {
         match authenticity {
             MessageAuthenticity::Signed(keypair) => {
                 let public_key = keypair.public();
-                let key_enc = public_key.clone().to_protobuf_encoding();
+                let key_enc = public_key.to_protobuf_encoding();
                 let key = if key_enc.len() <= 42 {
                     // The public key can be inlined in [`rpc_proto::Message::from`], so we don't include it
                     // specifically in the [`rpc_proto::Message::key`] field.
diff --git a/protocols/gossipsub/src/protocol.rs b/protocols/gossipsub/src/protocol.rs
index f4a88f5b8340..19293f58d7e4 100644
--- a/protocols/gossipsub/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/protocols/gossipsub/src/protocol.rs
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ impl GossipsubCodec {
         };
 
         // The key must match the peer_id
-        if source != public_key.clone().to_peer_id() {
+        if source != public_key.to_peer_id() {
             warn!("Signature verification failed: Public key doesn't match source peer id");
             return false;
         }